Window frame and screen



APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5, 1919.

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G. M. KAEMPFFE.

WINDOW FRAME AND SCREEN.

APPLICATION HLED NOV-5,1919.

1,370,214. I Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

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f By g E ATTORNEYS- GUSTAVE M. KAEMPFFE, OF PEETZBURG, NEW JERSEY.

WINDOW FRAME AND SCREEN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

Application filed November 5, 1919. Serial 'No. 335,841.

T 0 all "whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAVE M. KAEMPFFE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Peetzburg, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window Frames andScreens; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to screens, and more particularly to full lengthscreens for windows.

The objects of the invention are to provide a full length screen whichmay be easily gotten out of the way for such purposes as washing theoutside of the window; to provide such a screen which will not be liableto dislodgment during the open ng process; to permit a portion of thescreen to be opened where desired; to provide a screen which can bereduced to a compact dimension for carrying through a house or storingand so forth; to obtain rigidity, strength, durability, neatness andsimplicity of construction; to provide a structure which s susceptibleto sale in a knock-down condition and readily assembled, and to obta nother advantages and results as may be brought out in the followingdescription.

Referring to the accompanylng drawlngs in which like numerals ofreference indicate the same parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a screen embodying my invention, shownmounted in position in a window opening;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the screen in partly collapsedcondition;

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the joint between the screenframe sections;

Fig. 4 is a perspective View similar to Fig. 1 and showing a slightlymodified form, and

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the frame and foraminous memberscarried thereby. 1

It has been common practice heretofore to provide full length screensfor window openings, the screens often belng hinged at their top toswing upwardly outward, and usually the hinge is so constructed that thescreen may be lifted off of it when said screen is swung out. It hasbeen found in practice that such a screen is very often pushed uponabove its center of gravity, and

after it swings out a little ways, the components of force acting uponit will lift it from its hinge, whereupon it drops to the ground.Furthermore, such a screen has to be propped high in the air whensomeone washes the window for instance, and during such operation, theprop is very often dislodged, causing damage to the screen. Furthermore,such a screen does not permit laying of articles across the window silland closing the screen down tight upon the articles without leaving acrack at the side of the window. The present invention contemplatesovercoming these difficulties and disadvantages in addition to theadvantages and objects already outlined.

In the specific embodiment of the. invention illustrated in saiddrawing, the reference numeral 1 indicates a window frame to which myinvention is applied. A screen frame 2, of a size to fit within saidwindow frame, is mounted by means of shutter hinges 3 to said windowframe 1, said hinges being adjacent the top and bottom of the frame atone side so that said screen frame is swung upon a vertical axis muchthe same as a door is swung. Preferably said screen frame is made up ofan upper section 4 and a lower section 5 which are hinged together as byhinges 6, 6 to fold upon a horizontal axis. By this means, the screenframe is adapted to double near its middle so that the top part may folddown against the lower part of the frame. This folding of the frame isfor convenience in handling the screen and for storing it, the lengthbeing thus reduced, permitting the screen to be more easily carriedthrough a house and around sharp corners on stairs, and so forth.Furthermore, the screen being thus shortened, may be tucked away in acorner or elsewhere and not protrude out in the way, thus adding to thedesirability of the screen.

In order to retain the frame rigid while mounted upon the hinges 3,cleats 7, 7 are provided which overlap the meeting ends of the upper andlower sections 4 and 5, screws 8 securing the cleats to both of thesections. The cleats are preferably directly opposite the hinges 6 bywhich the sections are hinged together and cooperate therewith to form arigid structure, but by removal of the screws from one section, thehinges will be allowed to function, thus permittin the sections to befolded together when esired. Obviously, other means than the cleats 7maybe employed, and I do not wish to be understood as restricting myselfspecifically thereto.

In order to permit the screen to be opened in part, as for instance,when it is desired to lay some article across the window sill, aslidable member A is provided within the screen frame, said slidablemember being substantially one-half the height of the frame and adaptedto be slid from one section into the other. The slidable member isformed in any suitable manner as for instance, of a foraminous material9 surrounded by a rim 10, the side strips of which have slidableengagement with the screen frame 2 as by groove B in said frame. As maybe seen in Fig. 2, this slidable member is of a size such that it may beslid entirely within one section of the screen frame and preferably thesection into which it is slid is the upper section 4, said upper sectionbeing enough longer than the lower section to permit the said slidablemember to remain with its upper edge within the upper section whenclosed down to the sill of the screen frame 2. This permits the slidablemember to overlap and form a closure with a screen member within theupper section. lVhile it is within the scope of the present invention tomount the upper screen member slidably, in the present embodiment, saidupper screen member is made fast with respect to the upper section 4,and for illustrative purposes, is shown as comprising a foraminousmember 11 carried by a surrounding rim 12. By making this upper memberrigid with respect to the section 4:, said section is braced and therebykept from sagging at its outer corner. The same effect may be obtained,however, by attaching the foraminous member 11 directly to the stripsmaking up the section 4, thus omitting the intervening strips 12. Thisstructure may be, for instance, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 whereinreference numeral 13 indicates the window frame to which is hinged ascreen frame 14 as by hinges 15 similar to the structure previouslydescribed. Said screen frame is furthermore composed of upper and lowersections 16 and 17 respectively hinged together, as at 18, and adaptedto be maintained in extended position by cleats 19 as will be understoodfrom the description of the embodiment previously set forth. The lowersection 17 likewise normally carries a slidable foraminous member 20which is preferably slidable as in grooves 20 of the frame, thuspermitting said member to be raised when desired for obvious purposes.The upper section, however, has a foraminous member 21 which is fixedwith respect to the section so as to strengthen and brace said section.Said member 21 is preferably attached. directly to the frame section. As

usual, beading 22 may be employed to cover the edge of said member.

Obviously, other detail modifications and changes may be made in theconstruction and assemblage of my. improved screen, and I do not wish'to be understood as restricting myself except as set forth in thefollowing claims when construed inthe light of the prior art.

In use and referring by numerals to Figs. 1 to 3 more particularly, thescreen is assembled as an extended unit of a size to fit the WlIldOWopening, the hinges 6 between the upper and lower sections functioning.as means for holding the sections together and cooperating with cleats7 for retaining the sections 4, 5 in rigid extended position. When it isdesired to get access to the outside of the window as for cleaning, thescreen frame 2 comprising sections 4 and 5, is swung outwardly upon thehinges 3, thus exposing the entire window without any likelihood of thescreen being pushed from its hinges or otherwise becoming dislodged.While the screen is closed, it will be obvious that the lower member maybe raised as can an ordinary half screen commonly found upon houses, andin so raising this lower section, the remainder of the screen includlngframe 2, remains in its place. When it is desired to store the screen,it may be lifted from its hinges and by removal of the screws 8 from thecleats, may be then doubled at its middle by virtue of hinges 6 andeasily carried through the house and stored away.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1 A full length screen for closing the entire window opening, comprisinga frame of a size substantially that of the window opening having hingesnear its top and bottom whereby said frame may be supported in thewindow opening and swung into and out of position, said frame having asecond pair of hinges arranged on the opposite side members of the frameand adapted to permit sald frame to be,doubled at substantially itsmiddle, a foraminous closure for the portion of said frame above saidsecond mentioned hinges for bracing the frame and preventin the samefrom sagging and at the same time permitting entry of light and air,said frame having grooves in a common plane on the normal arrangement ofthe screen, and a slidable frame mounted in said grooves adapted to beslid up and down therein.

2. A full length screen for closing the entire window opening,comprising a frame of a size substantially that of the window openinghaving hinges near its top and bottom whereby said frame may besupported in the window opening and swung into and out of position, saidframe having a second pair of hinges arranged on the opposite sidemembers of the frame and adapted to permit said frame to be doubled atsubstantially its middle, a foraminous closure for the portion of saidframe above said second mentioned hinges for bracing the frame andpreventing the same from sagging and at the same time permitting entryof light and air, said frame having grooves in a common plane in thenormal arrangement of the screen, and a slidable frame mounted in saidgrooves 10 adapted to he slid up and down therein, the upper section ofsaid frame having reater depth than the lower section, and said slidab eframe being of the same depth as the upper frame so as to always bepartially 15 or wholly within the up er section.

In testimony whereof afiix m si ature.

GUSTAVE M. KAE P FE.

